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of twenty-five cents was ordered paid on wolf scalps. The record was signed Lorin Babbit, Judge; W. G. Nowers, Clerk. The court was held in the open in Judge Babbit's door yard.
All the public lands at this time were unsurveyed by Federal Surveyors. Local surveyors had surveyed and platted such lands together with city lots which were susceptible of irrigation. To show prima facie ownership, certificates of surveys were issued to occupants, signed by the surveyor and countersigned by the Mayor or Probate Judge. Tranfers of such lands could be made by claimants by endorsing the certificates and delivering them to the purchaser. It was not until 1869, that Government Surveyors set off the public lands in the Valley into townships and legal subdivisions, so that titles might be procured to lands held by citizens under local regulations.
BEAVER LOTS SURVEYED
Charles C. Woodhouse and his two brothers-in-law, Samuel and Robert Kershaw, came to Beaver in the spring of 1856, after they had planted their crops at Cedar City. On arriving here they found the city in turmoil. Men were quarreling because all wanted corner lots. Settlers were here from various places intending to locate in the new town.
William H. Dame was surveyor of Iron County and was too busy to come and survey Beaver (probably teaching school, as he was one of Parowan's early school teachers). He sent his deputy, James H. Martineau. The so-called Dame survey had oblong blocks with eight lots to the block. This arrangement gave four corner lots and four without corners. The streets were narrow, being only four rods wide including the sidewalks.
Some of the leading men of the town called the people together and they talked over the situation. Edward W.

of twenty-five cents was ordered paid on wolf scalps. The record was signed Lorin Babbit, Judge; W. G. Nowers, Clerk. The court was held in the open in Judge Babbit's door yard.
All the public lands at this time were unsurveyed by Federal Surveyors. Local surveyors had surveyed and platted such lands together with city lots which were susceptible of irrigation. To show prima facie ownership, certificates of surveys were issued to occupants, signed by the surveyor and countersigned by the Mayor or Probate Judge. Tranfers of such lands could be made by claimants by endorsing the certificates and delivering them to the purchaser. It was not until 1869, that Government Surveyors set off the public lands in the Valley into townships and legal subdivisions, so that titles might be procured to lands held by citizens under local regulations.
BEAVER LOTS SURVEYED
Charles C. Woodhouse and his two brothers-in-law, Samuel and Robert Kershaw, came to Beaver in the spring of 1856, after they had planted their crops at Cedar City. On arriving here they found the city in turmoil. Men were quarreling because all wanted corner lots. Settlers were here from various places intending to locate in the new town.
William H. Dame was surveyor of Iron County and was too busy to come and survey Beaver (probably teaching school, as he was one of Parowan's early school teachers). He sent his deputy, James H. Martineau. The so-called Dame survey had oblong blocks with eight lots to the block. This arrangement gave four corner lots and four without corners. The streets were narrow, being only four rods wide including the sidewalks.
Some of the leading men of the town called the people together and they talked over the situation. Edward W.